Homeland’s Damian Lewis: I wouldn’t be surprised if Brody gets killed off

Sergeant Brody had brushes with death in Homeland’s first season (Picture: Channel 4)

Homeland star Damian Lewis has said that given how capricious the show’s writing can be he half expects his character Nicholas Brody to meet an early grave.

The British actor praised the unpredictability of the show, in which he plays a former soldier torn between helping al-Qaeda terrorists that kidnapped him and informing on them for the CIA to save his reputation.

‘Part of the talent of this writing room is that they’re not afraid to kill the sacred cow,’ he said.

‘They’re prepared to be bold in their storytelling. Who knows if they’ve got any more story up their sleeves? But it’s been a thrilling ride!’

Lewis admitted that the team behind the show were worried whether season two of the Showtime series could live up to the first, which garnered Emmy awards and proved a ratings hit for Channel 4 in the UK, and were pleased to find that the quick resolution of Brody and Carrie’s (Claire Danes) conflict went down well with fans.

He added: ‘I know the writers were concerned.

‘But people have really seemed to enjoy season two – and that’s even with some of that ambiguity potentially having evaporated in the relationship between Carrie and Brody.’

Homeland continues on Sunday nights on Channel 4 at 9pm. A third has been commissioned to follow on an as yet undetermined date.